Fundamentals of Public Speaking 2 Chap 12-13

Which characteristic of competent informative speaking often presents the greatest challenge for speakers?

Clarity

A(n) _____________ speaking style is one in which you carefully research, organize, and rehearse your speech so that your delivery appears structured yet spontaneous.

Extemporaneous

Any of the types of informative speeches can be organized using any of the organizational patterns mentioned in the text.

False

In an informative speech, you try to convince your audience to believe or do something.

False

Memorized speaking is an excellent solution for speakers who are worried about forgetting what they want to say during a speech.

False

The topical pattern is not recommended for speeches about concepts and ideas.

False

Unlike a face-to-face conversation, a speech is a monologue in which the speaker is not required to respond to listeners' feedback.

False

Unless there is not one available, you should always present from behind a podium.

False. Standing behind a podium is not necessary or always even helpful.

is the process of analyzing a news or information source (such as a speaker) to assess the information they produce.

Gatewatching

If you are speaking in a______________ that means you are speaking with little alteration in pitch.

Monotone

pattern allows the speaker to retell a series of events as a story.

Narrative

A speech about an ___________ is a speech focused on any nonliving, material thing.

Object

_______refers to the highness or lowness of the speaker's voice _______refers to the loudness of the speaker's voice.

Pitch Volume

Which of the following is NOT a strategy for responding to a question-and-answer session at the end of your speech?

Pretend to know the answer to a question even if you do not know it.

A speech about a _________will focus on how something is done, how it works, or how it's developed.

Process

Which of the following is NOT an effective strategy for managing your body when you speak?

Stand behind a podium to support your visual materials.

Which of the following is an effective strategy for practicing your speech?

Time your speech.

Which of the following represents a specific purpose of an informative speech about processes?

To educate my audience about the tactics and techniques of fighting wildfires.

Almost anything that is important or interesting to you can be made important or interesting to an audience.

True

An audience's perception of the speaker's authority, power, strength, and intelligence is largely determined by that audience's cultural expectations and backgrounds.

True

Audiences tend to prefer an extemporaneous speaking style over manuscript speaking.

True

During a speech, listeners act as gatewatchers, expecting speakers to present accurate information based on legitimate resources.

True

Enriching your speech with personal meaning is the first quality you need to satisfy as an informative speaker.

True

Even if you are nervous, you should try to make eye contact with audience members during your speech.

True

For a speech about an event, the event does not necessarily need to take place in public but could include personal activities and occurrences.

True

If you are giving an informative speech about how voting rights have changed over the past 100 years, a chronological pattern would be useful.

True

One strategy for reducing distance between speakers and audiences is for the speaker to explain how audiences may benefit from learning about the subject of the speech.

True

People with physical impairments have to consider aspects of public speaking that able-bodied presenters do not usually have to think about.

True

Poor articulation during a speech can hurt your credibility.

True

Pronouncing the word "picture" as "pitcher" is an example of articulation.

True

The chronological speaking pattern works well with informative speeches about processes.

True

The presentation outline can only be created after you've fully researched and developed your speech.

True

Which of the following is a strategy for managing your voice during your speech

Use Vocal Variety

"Um," "uh," and "ya' know" are examples of

Vocalized pauses

A speech entitled "Contemporary Female Comedians" is likely to be which kind of informative speech?

about people

If you want to give a speech about how activists in your town worked to change a law, what organizational pattern could you use?

cause-and-effect

A speech entitled "The Montgomery Bus Boycotts" about the civil rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 is likely to be which kind of informative speech?

events

You want your speech to show that you are well prepared but you also want to seem natural and somewhat informal. What type of speech delivery should you choose

extemporaneous

A speech about the beliefs of the American Indian Movement entitled "The Meaning of Red Power" is likely to be which kind of informative speech?

ideas and concepts

Which public speaking delivery method most closely resembles everyday communication?

impromptu

Ashley is giving a eulogy at her mother's funeral. She plans her speech, and it is important to her to present it just as she wrote it, but she is afraid her emotions will take over and she will lose focus. Which delivery method is best for Ashley?

manuscript

Your _____________ is the way you position and carry your body when you deliver a speech.

posture

Which of the following organizational patterns is NOT appropriate for an informative speech?

problem-solution

A speech entitled "How to Prepare Sushi at Home" is likely to be which kind of informative speech?

processes

pattern allows the speaker to describe the physical or directional relationship between objects or places.

spatial pattern

A speech entitled "The Most Popular Zombie Movies" is likely to be which kind of informative speech?

speeches about objects and places

The phrase "True tarantulas are not deadly to humans, usually live long lives, and make great pets" represents which aspect of an informative speech?

thesis statement

The sentence "Well, I, umm, have three ideas to, ah, cover today" includes several examples of what vocal delivery problem?

vocalized pauses

What should you do if someone asks you a question during a Q&A session to which you do not know the answer?

Admit that you do not know the answer and offer to look it up.

Which of the following is NOT a good delivery strategy to accommodate audience members with cognitive, sensory, or physical impairments?

Ask the audience member to volunteer for a demonstration.